Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[dolfi]

get water out of the bator, recalibrate thermometers and hygro, can you snap a pick of a candle so we can see aircell please?  

I'm picking up my kids. And have some errands to run. Tonight I will candle. Lol I though I had to add water for the air cell to grow. I love you guys.

 

[dolfi]

Sally, oz please don't go to sleep before I could get home and get the picture.

 

[ozexpat]

Sally, oz please don't go to sleep before I could get home and get the picture.

it 5:20 hrs till bed time

 

[dolfi]

Ok this is what I got

 

[dolfi]

it 5:20 hrs till bed time

I don't know where you guys are. Lol

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am here I am having vision issues and for some reason they are getting worse and worse today, not sure what is wrong. I need to lay down I think. But I had to see if you posted.... for now this is what I say....

air cell does look a tad too bad for day 15, but I cant see for sure where the top and bottom of egg is to determine how far down that air cell is, I know its not an easy image to take, maybe if oz is up, take another of the egg in light so he can see the air cell marked too....... did you double check thermos and hygros? I think they can stay without water a day and recheck via candle and then see if we can see at least edges of the egg to determine where the cell is truly. What is your temp at? still or fan make sure its 102 for STILL AIR (NO FAN) and at least 99.5 for a fan model, I run at 100-101 throughout then at lockdown I drop to 98.5-99


Just take out the water for the night and make sure temps are good and calibrated.

 

[dolfi]

I been keeping temperature at 100 still air. I feel that the air cells are not growing as other hatches

 

[gimmie birdies]

that is because still air should be at 102.

 

[dolfi]

This is the mark of 7 days and then 14 days. Took water out and raised a little the temperature. It's so hard with the turning thow. But I will check it in a few minutes till it stays at 102

 

[gimmie birdies]

Yes I dry hatch too so you are doing good- it is nice to be able to have time to correct the water levels.

I currently am incubating chickens, dry hatch- they are in the laundry room, so should be moist.